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The Behavioral Foundations of Public Policy

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Behavioral Foundations of Public Policy

Contributors:

By (Author) Eldar Shafir

ISBN:

9780691137568

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Imprint:

Princeton University Press

Publication Date:

25th February 2013

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

Tertiary Education

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Public administration
Behavioural economics
Behaviourism, Behavioural theory

Dewey:

320.6

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

536

Dimensions:

Width 178mm, Height 254mm

Weight:

1134g

Description

Gives insight into the methods of behavioral research, and highlight how this knowledge might influence the implementation of public policy for the improvement of society. This title illuminates the relationship between behavioral findings and economic analyses. It examines policy relevance of behavioral science to our social and political lives.

Reviews

"[Behavioral Foundations of Public Policy] is a master compendium of what we know."--David Brooks, New York Times

Author Bio

Eldar Shafir is the William Stewart Tod Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs in the Department of Psychology and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.

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